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Job introduction

CARE FOR OTHERS – MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Brighton and Hove City Council are recruiting 2 full time, permanent, Home Care Support Workers, to work at Ferndale Road, a 24 hour supported living service.

Are you looking for a rewarding, varied role where each day can offer a fresh challenge?  Are you passionate about making a real difference to someone’s life?  Value treating people with dignity and respect?

Are you looking for an opportunity to further your career?

If you enjoy helping people and want to make a difference to their lives, we would very much like to hear from you.

Interview date: TBC

For an informal discussion, please contact Vicki Evanson on 01273 295292 or Ade Young on 07592104642 or email:  vic.evanson@brighton-hove.gov.uk  Adrienne.young@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

You will join a small team of committed staff who provide support to those living at Ferndale Road.

We provide person-centred support to two individuals who can at times exhibit behaviour that challenges.

Duties will include:
- Supporting with  personal care where required.
- support with day to day tasks at home, including cooking, cleaning, medication administration and day activities.
- Enabling the individuals to participate in a range of activities within the wider community such as  shopping, banking, supporting them to medical appointments, leisure activities etc.
- Creating and maintaining relationships with family members, carers and friends.

About you:

You will need to:

• Have a caring and flexible approach to your work
• Have good written and number skills
• Be able to work well as part of a team
• Be able to work on your own initiative
• Be committed to training and development
• Be able to work in sometimes busy and stressful environment.

Working for us, we can offer you:

• Basic hourly rate of £11.93 increasing to £12.92 (£23,023 – 24,920 per annum)
• time and a half for working at weekends, double time for working on a bank holiday and time and a third for working at night (between 8pm and 6 am)
•  the opportunity to volunteer to work extra shifts
•  a career average pension scheme
• generous holiday up to 25 days a year
•  regular supervision meetings plus
• a range of other staff benefits from Staff shop, discounted Freedom Leisure membership

A driving licence would be required for this position.

You will be required to work a rota pattern that includes some weekends, early, late and sleep in duties. Enhancements are paid for these additional hours

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

For details of how we can support you during the application process, please read this:  Supporting your application (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Files

• Applicant Cover Letter
• Shortlisting Questions
• Job Description and Person Specification